Learn German with Stories: Café in Berlin - 10 Short Stories for Beginners
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：André Klein
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Summary
Newly arrived in Berlin， a young man from Sicily is thrown headlong into an unfamilar urban lifestyle of unkempt bachelor pads， evanescent romances and cosmopolitan encounters of the strangest kind。 How does he manage the new language？ Will he find work？ Experience daily life in the German capital through the eyes of a newcomer， learn about the country and its people， and improve your German effortlessly along the way！
Reviews
Logan
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Sehr nützlich。 Ich habe vor， alle diese Bücher von André Klein zu lesen。
Cassandra
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Very easy to read。 The audio is very slow， I actually sped it up。 Probably won't continue with the series， though。 Very easy to read。 The audio is very slow， I actually sped it up。 Probably won't continue with the series， though。 。。。more
Jenni Moon
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I have been learning German on Duolingo， and I enjoyed being able to read these short chapters。 My German is getting better and better！
Andy P
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This is excellent for people just starting to learn German， or who are trying to improve from a rudimentary level。The story is funny and engaging。 The author does a pretty good job of giving you a per-chapter glossary of the "more difficult" words。 This is excellent for people just starting to learn German， or who are trying to improve from a rudimentary level。The story is funny and engaging。 The author does a pretty good job of giving you a per-chapter glossary of the "more difficult" words。 。。。more
Ivana Putri
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I enjoy reading it very much。 10 Chapters， around 2 pages of story each。 The language level （and the dictionary） progresses as you read it。 On the first chapter， each sentence only has 1 verb， but the following chapters will start having second verb or zu + infinitive verb （the stuff that make learning deutsch so hard） on the sentences。 The story is about the adventure of Sicilian guy in modern-day Berlin， which also kinda introduces us to the Germany's culture I enjoy reading it very much。 10 Chapters， around 2 pages of story each。 The language level （and the dictionary） progresses as you read it。 On the first chapter， each sentence only has 1 verb， but the following chapters will start having second verb or zu + infinitive verb （the stuff that make learning deutsch so hard） on the sentences。 The story is about the adventure of Sicilian guy in modern-day Berlin， which also kinda introduces us to the Germany's culture 。。。more
ksfridericus
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This is a fantastic book for improving your German reading proficiency as a beginner/early intermediate learner。 Too bad the glossary at the end of each chapter doesn't give you the infinitive form of the verbs and it also doesn't give you both the article of the nouns， which is very important in constructing German sentences。 Yes， I can definitely look them up， but alternating between multiple devices and navigating several pages at a time can be a real pain。 It also seems that the Anki decks b This is a fantastic book for improving your German reading proficiency as a beginner/early intermediate learner。 Too bad the glossary at the end of each chapter doesn't give you the infinitive form of the verbs and it also doesn't give you both the article of the nouns， which is very important in constructing German sentences。 Yes， I can definitely look them up， but alternating between multiple devices and navigating several pages at a time can be a real pain。 It also seems that the Anki decks by the author also have this problem。 I'm fine with how the author explains the usage of certain words using the phrases in the story though。 4 stars from me。 。。。more
Alyssa
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My first German read！ This book was a great segue into a more narrative-based understanding of German。 I've finished A1 level and am somewhere in A2。 I wouldn't recommend it for an absolute beginner of course， but I was surprised by how much I was able to pick up。 The story itself was also light hearted and comical in my opinion so that really helped to keep me engaged。 Will be lending this to my friends learning German！ My first German read！ This book was a great segue into a more narrative-based understanding of German。 I've finished A1 level and am somewhere in A2。 I wouldn't recommend it for an absolute beginner of course， but I was surprised by how much I was able to pick up。 The story itself was also light hearted and comical in my opinion so that really helped to keep me engaged。 Will be lending this to my friends learning German！ 。。。more
Martina
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Great for Beginners This has been the first book I ever read in German。 And I got to say it has been a great experience。 The writing is rather simple which help when you’re at a beginner level。 I’m currently at a A2 level。 It was helped me a lot to gain more vocabulary and grammar structures。 Complementing my group lessons。 The best part is having a review of reading comprehension at the end of each chapter and having access to extra material at the end of the book。 Another great aspect is being Great for Beginners This has been the first book I ever read in German。 And I got to say it has been a great experience。 The writing is rather simple which help when you’re at a beginner level。 I’m currently at a A2 level。 It was helped me a lot to gain more vocabulary and grammar structures。 Complementing my group lessons。 The best part is having a review of reading comprehension at the end of each chapter and having access to extra material at the end of the book。 Another great aspect is being able to buy the audio book version so one can enhance all its senses and comprehend faster/better。 Truly recommend this series。 The storyline is fun， light and the main character is 100% relatable。 。。。more
Lisa Manske
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Wow！ I was able to grow so much in my ability to read in German。 I highly recommend this book and cannot wait to buy the rest of the series。
Federica Casablanca
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Very easy and well-structured。 It's engaging enough to keep the attention span and avoid giving up atthe first lexical difficulties。Recommended （But I would say at least at an A2+/B1 level） Very easy and well-structured。 It's engaging enough to keep the attention span and avoid giving up atthe first lexical difficulties。Recommended （But I would say at least at an A2+/B1 level） 。。。more
يُمْنَى
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Endlich habe ich eine Geschichte auf Deutsch gelesen， sie war sehr Schöne und lüstige Geschichte。 XD Damit habe ich viele wörter gelernet。 Natürlich ich werde sie wieder lesen。 danach werde ich viele Deutsche Geschichten zu lesen， ja ich hoffe dass wird passierten。 :）
Jacy
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Juru！！ Ich habe mein erstes deutsches Buch gelesen。 Es war schwierig， aber es gab mir auch Freude。 I did my best to "go with the flow"， and not get hung up about unfamiliar words or grammatical gender of household appliances。 It helped that each story was short so I was not insufferably slow。 Excited to read the other titles within this series！ Juru！！ Ich habe mein erstes deutsches Buch gelesen。 Es war schwierig， aber es gab mir auch Freude。 I did my best to "go with the flow"， and not get hung up about unfamiliar words or grammatical gender of household appliances。 It helped that each story was short so I was not insufferably slow。 Excited to read the other titles within this series！ 。。。more
Alejandro Tomas de la Torre Manjón
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Very nice。 Also very relatable with the german life style
Philip Brown
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Es hat Spaß gemacht。 Sehr interessant。
Elio
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It works really well for someone trying to learn the language， so if you are interested definitely check this one out
Igel
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I just finished my first book in German。 Good for me， right？This was a really good place to start with reading。 I'm glad I decided to read it。 I just finished my first book in German。 Good for me， right？This was a really good place to start with reading。 I'm glad I decided to read it。 。。。more
Brenda Gascot
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Great book for A1/A2 German learners。 Its vocabulary is simple and straightforward。 The story is quite entertaining。 I enjoyed it and looked forward to the next chapter。
Liuba
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Entertaining stories for A1-A2 German lerners who want to enhance vocabulary and basic grammar rules。
Sakshi ✨
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Diese ist das erste Buch， dass ich auf Deutsche gelernt habe。 Es war sehr gut und interessant。 Ich mag Dino und seine Erfahrungen waren sehr lustig zu lesen。 Ich denke dass dieses Buch mir geholfen hat。 Ich kann Deutsch besser verstehen。
Christian Holland
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It might be better if the translated words were footnotes at the bottom of the pages， so you didn’t have to flip back and forth。
Vicky Hunt
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'New Year， New Happiness'A relatable story about a young man living in Berlin for a year， and his experiences trying to learn the language。 He shares an apartment with roommates。 And， the chapters follow each of the seasons。 （The title of my review is a direct quote from the story。） This is the first level in one of Andre Klein's series of readers for German Language learners。 Like most of its type， it is a chapter book with simple vocabulary， which gets progressively more challenging throughout 'New Year， New Happiness'A relatable story about a young man living in Berlin for a year， and his experiences trying to learn the language。 He shares an apartment with roommates。 And， the chapters follow each of the seasons。 （The title of my review is a direct quote from the story。） This is the first level in one of Andre Klein's series of readers for German Language learners。 Like most of its type， it is a chapter book with simple vocabulary， which gets progressively more challenging throughout the series。 The reader has the benefit of reading adult interest level material while practicing already familiar vocabulary。 In the paperback readers I have used in the past learning Spanish and Greek， less familiar words were in bold and could be found in the glossary as needed。 But， with the Kindle in recent decades it is really so much easier， since you can long press these unfamiliar words to get the definition immediately onscreen。 Learning is much faster this way。 I read this in Kindle， and reread each chapter following along with the Audible， to reinforce correct pronunciation。 There are comprehension questions in German at the end of each chapter。 And， Klein provides a link for free bonus materials online， like flashcards， and print-ables for phone and pc。 Just remember that now you can even download dual language dictionaries on the app on your smartphone。 （In the past this was only available on the Kindle devices。） I suggest selecting a German/English dictionary that will present an English translation for German words when needed。 Of course， the alternative is to go with German/ German。。。 and a bit more frustrating。 But， when you buy your first Kindle book in any foreign language （even if its a free book） the appropriate dictionary is downloaded automatically free。 For example in this case you would get the German/German dictionary automatically free， because you have some Kindle books in German。 But， getting a different dictionary， like the German/English， is a separate purchase。 Whichever dictionary you download will work with all of your German language Kindle books。 Keep in mind this works the same with any language you are learning。 I have the whole series of these readers， and am looking forward to moving on to the second one in the series now。 I think it is helpful to reread these books a few times for practice before moving on， because you have a better command of the vocabulary before getting yourself in too deep。 Either way， I highly recommend Andre Klein's series。 。。。more
Elisabeth
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This book was perfect for me， I'm a beginner having never learnt German in school， but I spent lockdown doing DuoLingo for 5-10mins each day。 I was surprised by how much I could read of this book。 It is nice and simple， has all the difficult words translated at the end of the chapter and there is a quiz after each chapter to check your progress。 The stories are interesting about the culture and funny too。 I can't wait to read more， it has really boosted my confidence and is a lovely way to learn This book was perfect for me， I'm a beginner having never learnt German in school， but I spent lockdown doing DuoLingo for 5-10mins each day。 I was surprised by how much I could read of this book。 It is nice and simple， has all the difficult words translated at the end of the chapter and there is a quiz after each chapter to check your progress。 The stories are interesting about the culture and funny too。 I can't wait to read more， it has really boosted my confidence and is a lovely way to learn。 。。。more
Garima Yadav
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Easy and fun to read。 As a beginner I understood almost everything with a little bit of help from the dictionary given in the end of every chapter。
Ivy Stephens
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Loved it， funny and easy yet improving german， have bought my friend another in the series for Christmas - she didn't even enjoy German but loved it after reading parts of mine and encouraged her to want to learn a bit more german！！ Loved it， funny and easy yet improving german， have bought my friend another in the series for Christmas - she didn't even enjoy German but loved it after reading parts of mine and encouraged her to want to learn a bit more german！！ 。。。more
Erin
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I have been studying German for 6 months or so via an app， and used this book to improve my reading fluency and vocabulary。 Each story is amusing and teaches a little about the culture of Berlin。 It has an easy-to-use lexicon and questions to check comprehension after each chapter。 I have found it helpful and have already bought the next book in the series。
Mary Mojica
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Dieses Buch eignet sich wunderbar für Anfänger。
Just call me N
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good for German learners！ very good book for German learners。 👍easy to read and understand， and it has vocabulary in the end of each story
Karin Rosner
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Ich habe um halb gelesesn。 “Dino” spricht Deutsch viel besser als mich， aber ich verstehe diese Geshicte sehr gut。 Ich finde ein paar totale neue Woerter in dem Buch。 Ich lerne schwierige Konzepte von Grammatik durch lesen。 （I have read about half。 Dino speaks German better than me， but I understand these stories very well。 I’m finding a couple of totally new words in the book。 I’m learning difficult grammar concepts through reading。）This is fun。 I’m feeling really energized and encouraged while Ich habe um halb gelesesn。 “Dino” spricht Deutsch viel besser als mich， aber ich verstehe diese Geshicte sehr gut。 Ich finde ein paar totale neue Woerter in dem Buch。 Ich lerne schwierige Konzepte von Grammatik durch lesen。 （I have read about half。 Dino speaks German better than me， but I understand these stories very well。 I’m finding a couple of totally new words in the book。 I’m learning difficult grammar concepts through reading。）This is fun。 I’m feeling really energized and encouraged while I’m reading。 I don’t have to translate into English in my brain until I come to a word or easy idiomatic expression which is helpfully translated in the footnotes。 My German reading level is maybe high A2 - low B1。 My speaking level is barely A1。 。。。more
Fouad
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I Miss this Book
Dominik Piotr
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